Disabled church, disabled society : the implications of autism for philosophy, theology and politics /
'Combining poignant personal honesty with an extraordinarily wide range of theological and philosophical learning, John Gillibrand has written a book that takes us well beyond the usual boundaries of studies in autism to raise questions about our human identity, suggesting that we jeopardize hu...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; Philadelphia :
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
2010
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 'Combining poignant personal honesty with an extraordinarily wide range of theological and philosophical learning, John Gillibrand has written a book that takes us well beyond the usual boundaries of studies in autism to raise questions about our human identity, suggesting that we jeopardize human dignity most when we try to bind it to the characteristics we can recognize and value and understand as mirroring only our own faces.'. - from the Foreword by Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. In this moving and intelligent book John Gillibrand, an Anglican priest, draws on his experience. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (206 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780857003614 0857003615 1282767275 9781282767270 9786612767272 6612767278 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
